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i t i l i I l,tlltl,.'l-l-t. S'lUWlNtl MEGIANIS. .lanes W. (iiu'iitsnaxit, littshurgr. la.y Filed l"eli. ll, ltlll. Serial No. ($07,973. To n!! whom it muy con-cern Be itlcnown that I, Janna W. Camasi|.\.\'ii, n resident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny alid Stato of lcnnsji'lvanin, have invented certain ne'w and useful lintlie following is a specification.

The. primar)` olueet of this invention isito irovide ellicu-iit: power apparatus for stowfrom one oven to another of an iinnealing leer, which elleets a uniform niovenicnt ot the entire plate without. shock or jar, and withouty moving one portion of the plate farther than any other party thereof. 'lliia ia preferably accomplished, particularly shorter dimension. hy supplying exactly the saine stowing force simultaneously at inorc than one point., thus distributing th'e strains of the. hreakage that oeenrs in annealing plate glass ia due lo niellicient, slowing appliances rallier than to careless \vorl ,'iiiid it In adapting power nieans for slowing'` as distinguished from liaiul operated lucana, a further par inse is to provide for nioving the slowing too s into engagement with the plate hefore the power inecluinisni is operated. thus establishing an aeenrale adjustment of the moving means so that. when the power is applied the slowing operation pria'eeda with nieehanieal precision; also in this nouneetion it inay he stated that the preliiniiun'y adjustment. provides for placing the slowing devices gently into engagement with thel plate, and avoids jar or shock which might further and very important feature of the iliveiition is the provision of emit rolling devil-es for tlul power nieans whieli are Inovahle willi the latter` and hem-e always innuediatelv within reaeli of the operator slatioued at the outer ends of the slowing tools, so that the entire' inoveinenl is under his eoutrol and nniv hc instantly nianipulated to either start or atop the iueeluniisni aa required.

'l'ha invention is preferably. though not. neeessarily, einhodied in apparatus which travels on an overhead sniiport, thus freeing the loor of thc casting rooin of ninnerons nieelninioal devices initially used in connection with slowing and which greatly ohstruct. the same.

In the accompanying.r drawings, Iiignre l is an elevation of a desirahle. forni o stow- L ing apparatus einlxidying the invention. a l iortion of one of the ovens of an annealing t eer heing shown in Section. Fig. 9 is a lop l plan of the sinne with parts hroken away. i and Fig. 5l is a plan of the slowing tools and the power-operated support for their outer ends. Fig. 4 is n detail illust rating the adand its support. Fig. 5 is nn elevation of llie drawn to n larger scale than in Fig. l. l"ig. tl is a top plan. partly broken away, illustrilling tic rack construction. partl'v in section. of a construction ol niodiy the enrriage mechanism of Figs. T and B. l some of tho parts heilig lu-olcen awn'v. and

and lever supports. Fig. l0 illustratesl a endless driving enlile. Fig. ll is a .sectional plan of the ovens of an annealing leer, the slowing mechanism lieiug shown diagraminatieally. i

Referring to Figs. l lo .2 designates one of the series of leer ovens shown in Fig. ll. ainl tl are slowing openings forined in one of its side-walls in which operates the slowing t'tols 4. rlhe plate-engaging extreniitv of ene i tool eonsists preferalil'v of a llat hair .'i ivhieli is pivotnll v eonneelerl at (l to the inner end of the slowing tool h v the V-sliapeil lilik T. this pivotal connection permitting har 5 to inove into parallelism with tlie edge of the plate willi the entire length of the har engaging the aaineas will he auderstoml.

'llie outer portions of eaeli pair of slowing tools At nre supported in the transverse fraaie. 8, and iii the preferred eiulaalinienl this fraaie is sustained hy hangers tl depending from carriage 10 which is niovahle on the elevated trarlt-lorining supports ll. ln the ndaptatioti of Figs. l to I. au eleetrie iuotor l l! is iiniiiuled on the eai'ringe und is runneeted liv aiiitnlile intermediate gearing lo the truetiou piniuus lil wliieli engage the. longitudinal tixed i'aelcs l'l pavalleling snpporls Il. 'l'he eari'iage nia'v he provided willi a traveling eonlael or trollo.;` 17 wliirli iunvei-i over the enrrentsupplying eonduetor lli.y A eontrolli'r l? for iiiotor I'J univ he mounted ou carriage Ill, willi operating eordsi I8 depending therefrom at thil rear of franie l'l, where the operator usually stands, and tlnia within ei'niveuieut reaeh for stop iing, starting or reversing the naivenient o the slowing tools. single eeutrally located rnek l-l' inay he lsulistitntetl for two racks. na shown in l"ig. ll.

l'he connection het ween the slowing tools and fraine 8 is shown in l'igs. Il and 4, the rear portion of eaeli tool being preferalil'v in the forni of n screw shaft I'l'. which is upper portion of the operatingr nieehanisin justahle connection between one of the tools j mechanism applied ln a single n I'ig. T is an elevation1 lied forni, and Fig. 8 is a top plan of the .Y Saaie. 111g. t) is a view on a larger seale of Fig. il is n detail of one of the hrealt-haiul further adaptation of the invention to an ing the tool to the edge of the plate to be 4 respect ively.

l chain sim i M033 yy '2- mounted in theopen-top bcariiigsS' of fraaie t S with an adjusting wheel Q0 an each shaft l l' held in place by frame S. By this means the stowiug tools may he readily lifted from engagement with the frame. nt when in position therein wheel .20 may be operated, i t'ranie 8 being at rest, for accurately adjustmoved so that when carriage 1G is started movementY is imparted directly to the plate :ind there is no shock or jai'. And willi a plurality of tools-i engaging the plate, as will be seen by referrinfv to ["ig. 1l, the entire length o't': the plate is moved uniformly from one position to another without screwing or twisting, thus aeconiplisihing:r the stowing operation with great. accuracy.

Aa ilh'istrated in Fig. 1l, single stowing y tools may be provided for moving the plates longitudinally from one oven to another, though 'I prefer to always more tha plates with more than one tool where such an nrrangement is practicable.

Instead of mounting the piimc mover 'ou the carriage, au endless drive. chain '2t may be provided as in Figa. 'i'. S and 9, one course or lap thereof extending around pinion .2'2, and the other aramid a similar pinion 23, said pinions bein(Y carried, respectively, by shafts Q-l and 2. journaled in frame 10, with thc idler piniona 26 holding the drive chain in mesh with pinions .2 nml 23, as shown. A hialia wher 1T is mounted on shaft 24, and a similar wheel .23 on shaft 2?, with the wheels provided with brake hands 2T' 28', respectively, the hands lining operatively connected to like lovers 29 `from which depend the operating lineal 30 and 3l, ll will he understood that lovers 9 aro connected to the t'l'ee ends of the hralie banda, with thc o ipoaite ends ot the latter each secured to a bracket 212 proi jecting from frame l0, Fig. tl', thel l'ulernin ol' each lever Jil being au adjustable bolt titl projecting from the luniltet. l'imllcss chain :.'l extends around drive shaft ttt which may Iuconnectcd to iiny suitable power means, the chain also iasaing around shalt tlf at i the outerenih-io supporta Il. ln the operalion nl this adaptation. allaitel .l and .25 are@ revolved idly In' the constantly movingi ol' lines 3l() nml lll the brake is applied toi one or the other of wheels 2 or JS aa re.

l piired for moving carriage lll and .llio istow-i` ing mechanism toward or away from the livers, the mechanism bein" thas under inatantl and lpositive control.,` with the drive y running idly through the carringe in oth directions when the slowing mechanism is not in operiition.

In Fig. 7, instead of adjustable conuecg tion between the rear end ot' the slowing i tool and tho supporting fraaie, the tool bar is extended and crooked at 40 to removably embrace iin 9' of frame 9 the extrcniit f of 'the bar being provided with operating handle 41.

' In the adaptation shown in Fig. 10, an endless cable 21 is'sliown with the opposite grips 36 and 3T for gri iping the opposite courses of the cable and thas moving earriage 1t) in one direction or the other as de l sired. The grips may be operated by suitable toggle mechanisms 38 in conjunction with the cani levers 39 from which depend the operating lines 30 and 31.

tule ip cach of the adaptations shoe-.i the operating mechanism moves on an overhead snpport, the invention is not thus rcetrieted, though itv is a characteristic of the invention means travel Willi the mechanism which ini parts motion to the stowin f tools and conveniently accessible at al times te the operator.

I claim:

1. Glass slowing apparatus comprising a carriage, carriage actuating means, means travelingr with the carriage for controlling its movement. and sheet-glass slowing means actuated by the carriage.

'2. Glass slowing apparatus comprising a carriage, means or actuating the carriage in reversa directions, means traveling with tlic carriage for controlling its movement, and sheet-glass stowug means adjustalily connected to and actual-ed by the carriage.

3. 'l'lie ciunhination of a plattglassannealing leer, an elevated support. n carriage movable on the support, carriage moving lucana` means traveling willi and depending from the carriage for controlling its movement. nml slowing means-i for thc leer actie at-eil by the carriage.

4. 'l'lie combination of a plate glam aunealing lcer. a plurality of slowing devices l'or cach plate, and liu-aus l'or actuating `aid clon-ing devicel in unison.

5i. 'lbc combination ot' a plate glass anhealing leer. :i plurality of slowing ilcvicwlol' cach plate. means for lininltanennsly actuating -aid devices and an adjustable connection between eaih ol' said devices and .the actuating means. cham 2l. butv by drawnig on one or the other;

ti. 'lhe combination of a plate glass au acalnig lrei', a trame movable toward and from the leer. and a plurality of stuit-ing di i vices for the lcer each adjustahly connected 5to the fraaie.

i'. The combination at" a plate. glass an -nealiiig leer, a Ilrame movable toward and to have movement-coatrolling l.`

1 b v the carriage, and u. hand-aetnattal screw nealing leer open for allordilag1 two points of j access to tbe same edge of a plate, two stnwp ing tools, and actuating;r means eommon to the two tools for actuating them in unison.

9. The combination of a plate glass auuealing leer open for atl'ording two points of access to the same edge of a plate, two stowing tools, tool actuating means movable toward and from the leer, and an adjustable connection between each tool and the aetnating means.

10. Glass stowing apparatus comprising a carriage movable toward and from n leer, a stowimY tool extendingr from the carriage into tlie leer, and hand-adjusting means;4

mounted on the carriage for varying the position of the slowing tool' relatively thereto.

1l. Glass slowing apparatus comprising a carriage movable toward and from n leer, a slowing tool having its inner end operative within thc leer and its outer end supported adjustment mounted on the carriage for adjusting the t'nol relatively thereto.

13. Glass.stowing apparatus comprising a carriage. movable toward and freni a leer, a stowing tool having its inner end o ierative within the leer and its outer eml ttreaded and slidahly mounted in the carriage, and a hand wheel mounted tn the. earrlage. nml

on tbe threaded portion of the lool for adjusting the. latter relatively to tbe. carriage.

t3. Glass slowing apparatus comprising n carriage, means for moving the, enrriage toward nml from a leer. a slowing .tool having its inner end operative. within the leer and its outer end supported by the earringe. means on tbe earriaga for adjusting the tool relatively thereto, and means adjaeent. to aml movable with the carriage for eontrolling the movement of the latter.

14. The combination of u plate glass anu|.|lin r leer, :In elevated support, a earriage movable on the support. rarriage movin;r means. means traveling with and depending from the rarriage for controlling; ital move ment, slowing: means extelulilngr from the earriage lo tbe leer and avlnaled by the,

carriage, 'and a carriage-nehmted motor mounted to travel with the carriage. l'n testimony whereof I allx my signature I in presence of two witnesses. E JAMES W. CRUIKSIIANK.

Witnesses: J. M. Nssnn,

t -i F. E. Garrnna.

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